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Who, What, Where, When, Why is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on answering the five question words about a story, aligned to Common Core standard RL.2.1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Who, What, Where, When, Why

RL.2.1

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Read the story, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Fog Morning

The hill has gone. The wood has gone. The postbox stands in a cloud, alone. No sheep, no gate, no crooked tree — only the ten short steps I see. I walk. The ten steps walk with me. The gate appears. And then the tree. The hill comes back. The wood comes back. The fog rolls off along the track.

  1. 1. How far can the speaker see?
  2. 2. What appears first as the speaker walks?
  3. 3. What is standing in a cloud?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Rain on the Roof

Rain on the roof, rain on the road, rain on the back of a slow brown toad. Rain on the window, rain on the pane, rain on the roses, rain, rain, rain. Rain in the gutter, rain in the drain, rain till the puddle is deep as a lane. Rain on the roof, rain on the road — and out comes the sun for the slow brown toad.

  1. 1. What animal is in this poem?
  2. 2. Where does the rain fall in the third verse?
  3. 3. What comes out at the end of the poem?

LessonPrint · RL.2.1 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Who, What, Where, When, Why

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Ten short steps. 2. The gate. 3. The postbox.
  2. 2.1. A slow brown toad. 2. In the gutter and in the drain. 3. The sun.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.2.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.